Ornamental display device



D. HASLUP ORNAMENTAL DMISP'LAY DEVICE Au'g. 12 1924.

Filed OGt. 30'. 1923 Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES DODSON HASLUP, F GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

ORNAMENTAL DISPLAY DEVICE.

Application filed October ;y 1923. Serial No. 671,682.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DoDsoN HAsLUP, a

. citizen of the United States, residing at Grafton, in the countyofTaylor and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ornamental Display Devices,.of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a 'Hag holder and wind Wheel to be mounted onthe filling nozzle of automobile radiators and the like, and has for itsobject the provision of a simple and inexpensive support or clamptherefor.

A further object of the invention resides in combining with the mainsupport a bearing for the wind wheel and a bracket for displaying flags,a banner and the like.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device.

Figure 2 is a` plan View thereof with the flags removed.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section taken on line 4 4: of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the forward portion of the supportingbracket.

Referring to the drawings more in detail the numeral 1, indicates theusual automobile radiator nozzle to which the device is attached,although. it will be. understood that my device may be attached to anyother appropriate support. The clamp which supports the display elementsmay be made of wire or the like and comprises the two legs 2 2 and base3, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 5. The legs and base, 2 and 3respectively, are bent up from a. single piece of material and theformer are provided with the curved ends 1 4 for engaging a suitable suport. The leOs 2 2 are further provided wit the aligned loop' portions 55 which receive a bolt and adjusting nut 6 and 7 respectively. By thisconstruction it will be seen that the clamp may be readily secured inplace; a brace 8 being provided to prevent bending of the legs 2 whenclamp is being secured by means of the bolt and nut 6 and 7.

On the forward end of the clamp is mounted al bracket formed of sheetmetal. This bracket may be stamped up from a pair of blanks, andcomprises a base portion 9 and vertically extending plates 10 and 11.The base 9 is notched to provide flanges 12 and 13 which are bent aroundthe legs and base of the clamp so as to firmly connect the brackettherewith. The plate 10 is provided with a base 10 bolted onto the base9 as indicated in Figures 2 and 5.

A wind wheel 14 having the usual blades 15 is provided with a boss 16and corrugated flange 17 on its rear face. The wind wheel 14 is mountedfor rotation in the bracket by means of shaft 18 which extends throughwind wheel 14, boss 18 and the plates 10 and 11. The corrugated flange17 in addition to reinforcing the wind wheel provides sockets in whichflagstaffs 19 may be posin tioned.

Bolted to, but spaced from the plate 11 is an additional plate 2O whichcooperates with the plate 11 to provide a clamp for holding lagstaffs 2121. A banner 22, carrying' advertising matter or the like 23, may besecured to the flagstaffs 21 and will aid in supporting these members inproper position.

In ope-ration of the device, it will be vunderstood that the same may besecured to an automobile or other vehicle and that it may be employedwith or without the flags 19 and with or without the flags 21.

From the foregoing description t-aken in connection with theaccompanying drawings it will be seen that I have provided a neat andattractive display device which may be readily attached to a supportwithout liability of marring the latter, and which may be almostentirely constructed by stamping from sheet material.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described what I nowbelieve to be the best embodiment of the invention, but I do not wish tobe understood thereby as limiting myself or the scope of the invention,as many changes and modifications may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention; all such I aim to include in the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, an adjustable clamp adapted to besecured to a support, a bracket secured to one end of the clamp, a windwheel mounted for rotation in said bracket, and a plate spaced fromtsaid bracket and forming therewith a clamp for flag staffs.

2. In a device of the class described, a clamp adapted to be secured toa support, a bracket secured tc one end of the clamp and including apair of vertically extending plates, a Wind Wheel having its shaftmounted in said plates, and an additional pla-te spaced from one of saidfirst mentioned

